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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1963)
ftCOt OtL MAlLi 'InisuULi MbUroML), OrltUUW SUNDAY. JANUAHt B. 1963 A 11 ICeeping Tropical Fish Becomes LKIobby for Area Couple ATTRACTIVE HOBBY Belte Hoskins, the Mail Tribune's Jacksonville correspondent, looks over some Siamese fighting fish, part of her collection of tropical fish. She has 80 varieties of fish in some 300 tanks through out her home. Directors Approve Report Members of the Medford Chamber of Commerce board of directors unanimously ap proved a report presented by newly elected president, Wil liam J. Williams, to stream line the committee structure of the chamber, doing away with the old system of 6 divi sions and 22 committees. The action was taken at the first board meeting of the new year. The new proposal combines certain committee functions, reducing the total number of committees to 17. Divisions will no longer be used. "Returns are coming in from chamber members indi cating committee service pref erence," William said, "and assignments will be consider ed early next week by the ex ecutive committee." The new president also sub mitted a resolution to the board which was unanimously adopted. Supports Pear Shippers The resolution supports the Medford Pear Growers and Shippers request that the U.S. department of agriculture, marketing service, purchase surplus sizes and grades of D'Anjou pears to relieve the present depressed market and result in orderly marketing of the crop balance. The annual dinner of the chamber will be Friday eve ning, Jan. 25. Plans for this meeting will be developed through the executive com mittee. New officers serving with Williams are Manville Heiscl, first vice president; Dwight Houghton, second vice presi dent; and Murray Dumas, treasurer. Eight new board members recently elected by the cham ber membership to serve a three-year term include Frank Benesh, Pacific Power and Light; J. H. Crcagcr, Pacific Northwest Bell; Otto Frohn mayer, attorney; Dwight Houghton, U.S. National Bank; C. A. Hubbard, Hub bard Brothers; Gerald T. La tham, Medford Mail Tribune; Bill Thorndikc, Concrete- Steel; Richard Travis, Me chanic's Industrial Laundry. Forresters Now Live in England Mr. and Mrs. Charles For rester, formerly of Ashland and Medford, are now living in England, where he recently was appointed head of the department of sculpture at Salford Technical college, at Salford, Lancashire. Forrester is well known in southern Oregon, and was the artist who did the play sculp tures in Mcdford's city parks, the busts of Shakespearean figures at the Oregon Shakes pearean Festival theater in Ashland, and other peices. They left here early last year for study and work in Italy, but recently moved to London and will take up resi dence in Salford this month. Their two children, Jack and Winnie, are with them. Bv BETTE HOSKINS Mail Tribune Correspondent Jacksonville - Keeping tropical fish in home aquar iums is a hobby that has be come attractive to many New Postal Rates Start Tomorrow Postal Inspector John A. Eidswick urged Medford, area residents to be sure to place the correct postage on letters tomorrow, when the new postage rate increase goes into effect. Postage rates for first-class letters will be increased from 4 to 5 cents an ounce with air mail letters costing 8 cents an ounce instead of 7. First class post cards will cost 4 cents instead of 3 with air mail cards going from 5 to 6 cents. The extra charge of 1 cent for stamp booklets containing the 5-ccnt and 8-cent denomi nations has been dropped. The booklets will be sold at their face value of $1 and $2, re spectively. In addition, Eidswick con tinued, the booklets will con tain a handy postage chart on the inside cover. Eidswick warned residents that insufficient postage will be collected from the ad dressee or the letter returned to the sender. Additional information on the new postage fees is avail able at the local post office. Rogue Valley residents well as people the world over. As a family hobby It has no equal, combining mystery, fun, fascination, relaxation and entertainment. Aside from all of these rea sons, it is educational and a means of promoting family to getherness, a fact to which we can personally attest, having entci lained countless family groups on Saturday tours seeking additions to the fam ily community tank. (A se lection of fish compatible to each other, housed in one tank.) Usually a small bowl of guppies donated by some well-meaning friend to one of the children in the household, is the bait that quickly leads to a larger more elaborate set-up of a tank and its acces sories - filtevt aerator, hood with lights and a healer with thermostat control. Supply of Gadgets These are the essentials but there is an endless supply of gadgets, remedies and in struction on the market, all somewhat confusing to a be ginner. He would do well to avoid them at first and learn by actual experience and fish gossip sessions with fellow fish fans. A bowl of guppies was the same bait that led to our fish keeping hobby. It quickly be gan getting out of hand, as we outgrew the living room, den and were forced to set up headquarters in the base ment. Recently we built on another room, where we are now operating under the name of "Carbetta Aquari um." My list of acquired titles as a fish-wife, include fish PIANO and ORGAN USED ORGANS BALDWIN ORGASONIC Spinet Organ Meple finish, used less then 18 me., a $1,600 value for $75 down, $29.64 per month. Total Price GULBRANSEN 2-manual transistor, 1961 model, Spinet Organ Cherry finish, many different voices, plus reverberation, per cussion and chimes. Original cost $1,695. $75 down, $29.64 per month. Total Price THOMAS Single Keyboard Organ Blond Oak finish, different voices, strings, reeds, etc., full octave foot pedals. $25 down, $11.28 per month. Total price ESTEY DELUXE Spinet Organ in natural walnut finish. Store demonstrator. $55 down, $19.53 per month (reduced from $795). Total Price s895 s595co ESTEY Spinet Organ Natural walnut finish, 2 keyboards, full octave foot pedals, different voices, flutes, reeds and strings. $25 down, $17.18 per month. ONLY M9900 OUR BEST VALUE! $895 ALLEN Spinet Organ Walnut finish, 2 keyboards, full octave foot pedals, many dif ferent voices including chimes and all standard percussion effects . . . PLUS remote speaker unit. $55 down, $29.95 per month. Total Price Only USED PIANOS PAYMENTS TO SUIT FISHER UPRIGHT PIANO-$10 down $195.00 IAUTER UPRIGHT PIANO-$10 down $150.00 STROHBER UPRIGHT PIANO-$10 down $175.00 ACROSONIC MAHOGANY SPINET PIANO-1 only-$35 down .. $23.86 per month PURUCKER'S SILVER SEAL WARRANTY ON ALL UNITS 90 DAYS SERVICE 1 YEAR PARTS If See All These Values At PUBUCKER MUSIC HOUSE 111 N. Central Ph. 773-7538 fsgT- BIRDING ," By JOSEPH HICKS PART OF COLLECTION These fish are called Cherry Barbs. They're one of the 80 varieties of tropical fish that Belte Hoskins has in her unusual collection. CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT On Dec. 28, 23 members of the McCamant Bird Society participated in the 63rd nation-wide Christmas bird-couni. Clear sunny skies prevailed throughout the day, enabling the observers to set a new record for this area of 90 species totaling 17,403 birds. There were more starlings (6,050) counted than any other bird. Apparently starlings are still incrcasine in numhens in this area, as only 1,655 starlings were observed on the previous Christmas count. A corresponding reduction in robins from 647 last to 49 this year would possibly indicate the starlings are displacing the robins in this area. A decline in western blue-bird population is also indi cated by the 56 birds observed this year as compared to the 213 on last year's count. Again the starlings may be displacing our bluebirds. However the intensive freeze of last winter undoubtedly had a large share in reducing the bluebird population as nearly all bluebirds resident in the valley at that time were frozen to death. filter washer, baby fish catch er, clerk and listening post for all kinds of fish woes that plague our fellow fish en thusiasts. Environment Provided Good aquarium housekeep ing for this private water world of tropical wish in- j eludes providing the fish 1 with an environment as close as possible to what they : would naturallv snrk in their native haunts. Tropical fish I must be able to breathe, cat proper food, live in water of Hie right temperature, from 65 to 80 degrees fuhrenheit. Plants in an aquarium help supply the oxygen required to maintain fish life as well as for ornamental purposes. Tropical fish thrive well on most good prepared foods available in this area with oc casional "treats" of mosquito larve, brine shrimp (the eggs of which may be purchased and hatched out by patient fish keepers), bits of canned I shrimp and other sea foods and an occasional dab of ' cooked spinach which is cs- j pecially appreciated by fish from the Gourhmi and Black ; ! Mollie family. Always remember never to overfeed, as left over food 1 1 will decay and foul the water in the tank and create a gas that will kill the occupants swiftly and without mercy. Good houseclcaning assistants for this purpose are several varieties of snails and cat fish scavengers. Every fish tank should have several of these garbage disposers. Water Is Adaptable The water in the Medford area seems to be especially adaptable to tropical fish. Some of the more popular fish available in this vicinity (many of which are shipped in by air freight in plastic bags) arc: the Platy or Moon family, Swordtails, Mollies, and Guppies, all of which are live-bearers (have live babies). Then there are the egg laying types such as Cichlids, which include the well-known An gels of several kinds, and oth er species of egg-layers such as Barbs, Tctras or Characins, Danios, Rasbonis and catfish loo numerous to mention here. There are also Bubble-nest builders which include the Uourami and the many kinds of Bellas or Siamese Fighting fish. Other interesting types are the Egg Seatlercrs, Egg Hangers, Egg Buryers, . Egg Slowers, Egg Anchorers, Egg Splashers, Egg Hidcrs, Egg Sioopcrs. Egg Carriers and Mouth Breeders, to mention a few. All of these and many, more hundreds of kinds and types are available to intrigue confuse, baffle and sometimes infuriate their human keep ers. Places of Interest Any home with a well kept aquarium Immediately be comes a place of lasting in terest to everyone in the neighborhood, a conversation piece with always a new an gle. These are pels which stay at home, require no license and can't possibly annoy the- neighbors. For shut-ins they- with their whole world to view. Our so-called hobby has ex panded to approximately 300 .' tanks and 80 varieties of fish, i piuacm, wiiu tuiure ex- ptuiaiuu piuus. TAX WORK MADE EASY Rent er Lent Adding Machine Typewriter Calculator VOIGHT'S 8th t Grapa Ey Parking 772-4100 Green Stamps i - -- -- .- DDDDODDC ! Ladies' Yellow Gold Ladies' Yellow Gold ! Tiffany A AIM Bridal Set vv I .7 . 'JI1 UU I Re,. 45.00-NOW WW " ' " . .11 I MiTRdiEb "! an w . I Gold vm A 1 Cli Ladies' White Gold I I! Ren. 72. SONOW MJBW I ItI A A J! CA LuJ Ladiec' YaIUva fiIJ I. Ill H ?iaida"d VI l 45 I n reari tuna uci. i fttsl Re,. 5.50 NOW 1 Tf I QO50LJ Man's Yellow Gold I mM ng. us.Yg nun dm 11G50M I 4 11 ISm A" plul Fedorl1 T" I W Fly; A ii . 171 Gold k4aianl 1-1 U. rWll 745 L3SI2i&sJ f 218 E. Main 779-1331 w I II I Ladies' Yellow 7 Diamond Bridal Set Reg. 126.00 NOW Ladies' White Gold Marquise Bridal Set Reg. 295.00 NOW Ladies' White Gold 27 Diamond Bridal Set Reg. 42.75 NOW Ladies' Yellow Gold 11 Diamond Bridal Set Reg. 195.00 NOW Ladies' Yellow 6 Diamond Bridal Set Reg. 90.95 NOW Two new species were added to the Christmas list this year. Two observers, who climbed to the top of Hoxy Ann, were fortunate to find the rare Northern three-toed wood pecker. This woodpecker is dark gray with a "ladder-back" of gray and white, and a distinctive yellow cap. There have been two previous sightings of the Northern woodpecker in the Green Springs area; but never before was it seen on Ruxy Ann, or observed on the Christmas count. Six dunlins were also counted on Hoover lake. The dunlin is a shore bird with a slight droop at the tip of the long, stout, black, bill. In the winter it has a gray suffusion across the breast and a clear belly as contrasted with the black belly displayed during the breeding season. Dunlins have i never been reported in this area during the winter season. I ' ' I It is noted that only one burrowing owl was reported on this count. For the past six years there has been a colony of 12 to .4 burrowing owls near Hoover schol. Ap parently, something has recently happened to this colony, or otherwise there would be the usual 10 to 12 owls on j this count. I hope they are not being shot, for they arc : colorful and interesting birds. They arc also highly bene-1 ficial to man as their diet consists principally of mice. ! The Christmas bird count is sponsored by the National Audubon Society, New York. Over 8.000 persons in the United States make an annual survey during the Christmas season of over 600 local census area. Each area consists of a circle 15 miles in diameter, comprising about 176 square miles. Normally, the survey is made in the same areas each year. This permits the Audubon society to present a com parative yearly picture of the bird population in the nation. Taking part in the count were Dr. John Reynolds, the Misses Jean and Ellen Reynolds, Lester Igo, Mrs. Robert Hubbard, Mrs. Howard Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richardson, John Linn Jr., James Femrile, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lasher, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Hicks, the Misses Betty Jo and Michelle Hicks, Mrs. Ray Briggs, Mrs. Naomi Smith, Mr. I and Mrs. Leroy Tompkins, Mrs. George Hartley, Robert Mabcn, and Orville Bcndurc. Species and numbers of birds listed on this count follows: pied-billed grebe, 11; great blue heron, 24; black-crowned night heron, 8; burrowing owl, 1; belled kingfisher, 2; red-; shafted flicker, 90; acorn woodpecker, 89; Lewis' wood pecker, 33; yellow-bellied sapsuckcr, 1; hairy woodpecker, 4; downy woodpecker, 11; northern three-toed woodpecker, l;i Say's phoebe, 2; horned lark, 40; Stcllar's jay, 13; scrub jay, 188; common crow, 15; black-capped chickadee, IB; mountain chickadee, 51; chestnut-backed chickadee, 2: whistling swan, 1G: mallard, 214; pintail, 10; green-winged leal, 52; American widgeon, 150; shovclcr, 14; wood duck, .1; ring-necked duck. 1; canvasback, 4; Lesser scaup duck. 38; bufflchcad, 3; ruddy duck, 24; common merganser, 2: Coop era hawk, 1: red tailcd hawk, 33: Swainson's hawk. 2; gold en eagle, 3; marsh hawK, 5; pigeon hawk, 2; sparrow hawk, 73: ruffled grouse, 1; California quail, 304; ring-necked pheasant, 107; American coot, 135; killdccr, 190; common snipe, 34; dunlin (red-backed sandpiper), 6; rock dove, 20; mourning dove, 390; barn owl, 1; plain titmouse, 14; common bushtit, 2; white-breasted nuthatch. 24; red-breasted nut hatch, 20; brown creeper, 5; winter wren, 1; Bewick's wren, 6; long-billed marsh wren, 3; robin, 49; hermit thrush, 3; western bluebird, 56; golden-crowned kinglet, 75; ruby crowned kinglet, 19; water pipit, 40; cedar waxwing. 300; loggerhead shrike, 1; starling, 6,050; myrtle warbler, 15; Audubon's warbler, 2; house sparrow, 369; mcadowlnrk, 418; rcdwinged blackbird, 114; tricolorcd blackbird, 2,000; Brewer's blackbird. 3.600; brown-headed cowbird, 30; even ing grosbeak, 1: house finch, 8; pine siskin, 13; American' goldfinch, 140; Leaser goldfinch, 95; rufous-sided towhee, 37; j brown towhee, 26; Savannah sparrow, 21, lark sparrow, 7;; slate-colored junco, 1; Oregon Junco, 750; white-crowned uparrow, 200; Golden-crowned sparrow, 390; fox sparrow, 2; song sparrow, 45. ! 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